S01E76. Literally Literary Scammer JT LeRoy

Books? More like scams. Today, we take a deep dive into late ‘90s literary scammer, JT LeRoy. What a trip, people! Keeping up with the number of characters alone demands a CIA-level chart with push pins and red strings everywhere. There’s Laura, there’s Speedie, there’s Savannah, there’s Thor, there’s the Terminator... And they’re almost all made up! We watched multiple movies on this scam and, in the end, things get heated. One thing’s for sure, though, we LOVE TO WEEP!

Research:

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/23/nyregion/23writer.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/books/the-unmasking-of-jt-leroy-in-public-hes-a-she.html

https://www.laweekly.com/the-lies-and-follies-of-laura-albert-a-k-a-jt-leroy/

The Cult of JT LeRoy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3756484/

Author: The JT LeRoy Story https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5278462/

J.T. LeRoy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5460522/

Gawker’s coverage https://gawker.com/tag/jt-leroy

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